We are the Champion my friend..

I had a splendid time last year watching the prestigious Rugby World Cup with my fellow ruggers. Rugby is now the third most watched sports in the world. RWC is a quadrennial tournament (once every 4 years) where 20 nations battle it out to reach the title of World Champions. The latest Rugby World Cup was in 2011 and the host for the tournament was New Zealand.

The photo "RWC 2011" (Duncan, 2011)

  

The host was the tournament favorite to win the tournament and indeed, New Zealand won the tournament beating France 8 – 7 in the finals.

The photo "All Black, RWC 2011 Champion" (Squidoo, 2011)

Please take the time to play the video on the side, and you will know who is the next Rugby World Cup host in the year 2015. I'm so excited! 

Other tournaments which is quite famous is the 6 nations and Rugby Championship, which is held annually.

6 Nations

The photo "RBS 6 Nations" (RBS6nations, 2009)

This tournament is between 6 Nations:

1. England 
2. France
3. Scotland
4. Ireland
5. Italy
6. Wales

For more info click here.

The Rugby Championship, formerly known as the Tri Nations Rugby

Rugby Championship 2012

1. South Africa Springboks
2. New Zealand All Blacks
3. Australia Wallabies
4. Argentina Jaguars

Year 2011 was the last year for the Tri-Nations tournament because a new player is coming in for this year. 2012 marks the year Argentina makes its debut in The Rugby Championship. The championship commence on the 18th of August. Be sure to watch this anticipated tournament. For more info please click here.

Reference

Duncan. (2011). RWC2011[image]. Retrieved from http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2011/blackberry-rugby-world-cup/ 

Squidoo. (2011). All Blacks, RWC2011 Champions[image]. Retrieved from http://www.squidoo.com/rugbyplayerhunk 

RBS6nations. (2009). RBS 6 Nations[image]. Retrieved from http://www.rbs6nations.com/images/news/defaultnewsimagechamp.jpg